Celje

Celje
Cilli
Celje from Celje Castle in 2016
Celje from Celje Castle in 2016
Flag of Celje
Flag
Coat of arms of Celje
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
The Princely Town
(Slovene: Knežje mesto)
Celje is located in Slovenia
Celje
Celje
Location of the city of Celje in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°14′09″N 15°16′03″E / 46.23583°N 15.26750°E / 46.23583; 15.26750
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionSavinja
MunicipalityCelje
Town rights11 April 1451
Districts & local communities
List
  • Districts
    • Center
    • Dečkovo naselje
    • Dolgo polje
    • Gaberje
    • Hudinja
    • Karel Destovnik Kajuh
    • Lava
    • Nova vas
    • Savinja
    • Slavko Šlander
  • Local communities
    • Aljažev hrib
    • Ljubečna
    • Medlog
    • Ostrožno
    • Pod gradom
    • Škofja vas
    • Šmartno v Rožni dolini
    • Teharje
    • Trnovlje
Government
 • MayorBojan Šrot (SLS)
Area
 • Total22.7 km2 (8.8 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
238 m (781 ft)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total37,872
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
 • Municipality
50,039
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3000
Area code03
Vehicle registrationCE
ClimateCfb
Websitewww.celje.si
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002.

Celje (German: Cilli) is the fourth-largest city in Slovenia. It is the largest city of the traditional region of Styria and the seat of the City Municipality of Celje.

Twin towns

Celje is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ "Nadmorska višina naselij, kjer so sedeži občin" [Height above sea level of seats of municipalities] (in Slovenian and English). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2002. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24.
  2. ↑ "Largest settlements by number of population". Place Names. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

Other websites

  • Media related to Celje at Wikimedia Commons